Blessings!
Numbers 6:24-26
References
Johnson, L.,
Smith, R., Willis, H., Levine, A., and Haywood, K., (2011). The 2011 horizon report: Key trends.
Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
Emerging Media
Initiative. (n.d.). Kindle for courses. Retrieved from
http://emergingmediainitiative.com/uncategorized/kindle-for-courses/
Hi Kimberly! Mobility is certainly one of, if not the most important, keyword when discussing educational technology. I choose this for my topic as well. As a student as well as an educator, I’ve also found that students benefit a great deal from the ability to access materials from a variety of devices as well as from a variety of places. Without this mobility I certainly would not have been able to complete my own educational goals. As a side note, as the mother of 2, I can only admire your skill at being able to work and maintain your home life with; I believe you said, 7 children!
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ReplyDeleteI’m moving this post from the discussion board to your actual blog. I agree that mobility and portability are some of the most important trends. They are extremely important for today’s students as you stated in your blog. I also think the use of e-textbooks is wonderful. Students would be able to access them just by having access to the web. They wouldn’t have to carry around the bulky textbooks and information could be right at their fingertips. They could be accessible on e-readers, Kindles, Ipads, and tablets which are things that most pick up on a daily basis. Students do look for things that they can carry around with ease and I think mobility and portability are both right on target with the current trends in educational technology. Wonderful job.
Kimberly. I tried to upload my video reply directly with no success. Here is the link to my blog where I was able to upload my reply.
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Dale (aka Justin Utherguy)
I did see your post in DB about people rejecting e-books because they cannot turn pages like they would in a book. I have to admit that I was reluctant to try e-books and e-readers at first. I installed Kindle for PC on my laptop before I used an e-reader. After seeing the number of free Christian books available, I became more open to e-readers. Now that I have a Kindle Fire, I am hooked! I appreciate not having to hold the book open, the portability, and the ease of acquiring new books. It's difficult for us to get to the public library. now I can borrow e-books from it. The free books are a great bonus, too. As an avid reader, I save a lot of money downloading the free titles from the Kindle store. Thanks for sharing!
DeleteJustin, Thanks for responding! However, I'm a bit puzzled. I am seeing my own blog website above. Is there a different link I need?
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